JP2863729B2 - Mounting structure of bath water circulation purification device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a bath water circulation purifying apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mounting structure for a new hot water circulation / purification apparatus that can be installed on a bathroom wall surface such as a unit bath.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been provided a bath water circulation purifying apparatus capable of keeping bath water at a constant temperature, keeping the bath water always clean, and adapting to different living rhythms of bathers. This bath water circulation purification apparatus is, for example, shown in FIG.
5 can be shown in perspective view.

[0003] A bath water circulation purifying device (1) is connected to a bath tub (2) via a pipe (3), and circulates the bath water in the bath tub (2) while purifying it with a filter medium provided therein. ,Also,
It can be kept at a constant hot water temperature. The bath water in the bath tub (2) is maintained at a predetermined temperature for 24 hours by the bath water circulation / purification device (1), and is kept in a clean state. For this reason, bathing is always possible, bathers can take a bath in accordance with the rhythm of their own lives, and there is no need to frequently clean the bathtub, which is excellent in convenience. Further, since there is no need for additional heating, it is only necessary to add hot water used for bathing, so that there is an advantage that bathing can be always performed at low cost.

[0004]

However, although the bath water circulation purifying apparatus has many advantages as described above, the bath water circulation purifying apparatus (1) which has been provided so far is provided.
Are all stationary type as shown in FIG.
The space for installation is widely needed inside and outside the bathroom. There is also a problem that connection with the bathtub (2) by the pipe (3) is not easy.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has a bath water circulation purifying apparatus installed on a wall surface of a bathroom so as to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages. It is intended to provide.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an installation structure for a bath water circulation purifying apparatus, wherein the bath water circulation purifying apparatus is mounted on a wall surface of a bathroom via a storage section. The bath water circulation purifying apparatus is provided with a filter cartridge filled with a filter medium for bath water purification so as to be replaceable, and the filter cartridge can be pulled out upward. And a shelf board is provided detachably as a lid for covering the upper surface of the bath water circulation purifying device. provide.

[0007]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bath water circulation purifying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0008]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a mounting structure of a bath water circulation purifying apparatus according to the present invention. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a bath water circulation / purification device (11) includes a storage niche (13) and a storage niche mount (1) constituting a storage unit at a predetermined portion of a bathroom wall (12) such as a unit bath.
4) attached via a storage niche (13)
To be stored inside.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing an apparatus configuration of the bath water circulation purifying apparatus (11). For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the bath water circulating / purifying device (11) includes an internal passage through which the bath water stored in the bathtub (15) shown in FIG. 1 circulates. A pump (16) for supplying a driving force for circulation of hot water, a heater tank (17) having a heater for maintaining the bath water at a set temperature, a filtration tank (18) having a filter medium for purifying the bath water, and UV lamp for (1
9) are sequentially provided in the flow direction of the bath water during circulation.

As shown in the enlarged exploded perspective view of FIG. 3, a filtration cartridge (21) filled with a filter medium (20) is removably disposed in the filtration tank (18). The filtration cartridge (21) can be replaced by inserting and removing. There is no particular limitation on the type of the filter medium (20), and any type can be appropriately used. Biodegradable filter media can also be used.

An opening (22) for loading the filtration cartridge (21) is provided in the bath water circulation purification device (11).
Is formed on the upper surface, and the filtration cartridge (21)
Can be operated above the bath water circulation / purification device (11). The opening (22) is provided with a removable inner cover (23) for opening and closing the opening.

The bath water circulation purifying apparatus (1)
1) is disposed on the storage niche (13) as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4 and the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, and is located at a predetermined position on the bathroom wall (12) such as the unit bath shown in FIG. Installed and stored. In this installation, the storage niche pedestal (14) is fixed to the opening (24) formed in the bathroom wall surface (12) to form a picture frame, and the storage niche (13) is mounted and fixed thereto. .

As shown in FIG. 4, the storage niche (13) is provided with a space (25) at an upper portion thereof for drawing out the filtration cartridge (21) of the bath water circulation / purification device (11). Due to this space (25), when the filtration cartridge (21) is replaced, the used filtration cartridge (21) can be pulled up just above.
The replacement filter cartridge (21) is placed just above the opening (22) on the upper surface of the bath water circulating / purifying device (11) shown in FIG.
Can be mounted inside. Filtration cartridge (21)
Is easy to replace, and the mounting of the bath hot water circulating / purifying device (11) on the bathroom wall surface (12) becomes practical and suitable for practical use.

The storage niche (13) has a shelf (2).
6) is provided detachably. This shelf board (26)
Can be arranged on the upper surface of the bath water circulation purifying device (11), and also serves as a lid of the bath water circulation purifying device (11). By disposing such a shelf plate (26), the upper surface of the bath water circulation / purification device (11) is prevented from being exposed, and at the same time, the space (25) for replacing the filtration cartridge (21) is effectively used. Can be achieved. Space (25)
Can be used as a space for arranging and storing equipment such as shampoo used in a bathroom. It is excellent in convenience, and costs can be reduced as compared with the case where the lid and the shelf plate (26) of the bath water circulation purification device (11) are separately provided.

When the filtration cartridge (21) is replaced, the shelf plate (26) is removed, the old and new filtration cartridges (21) are replaced, and the shelf plate (26) is again replaced with the hot water circulation purification device. It can be attached to the upper surface of (11). As shown in FIG. 4, a detachable front cover (27) can be attached to such a storage niche (13). By attaching this front cover (27),
The bath water circulation / purification device (11) can be completely concealed, preventing excessive adhesion of dust, dirt, and the like, improving operation stability, and improving appearance. It is preferable that the front cover (27) has a detachable structure such as a dowel or the like which is easily mounted by insertion, for example, so as to easily replace the filtration cartridge (21).

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the bath water circulating / purifying device (11) circulates and purifies the bath water stored in the bath tub (15) so that the bath tub is connected to the bath tub (15). It can be connected to a pipe, and is connected to a water inlet (28), a water outlet (29), and a drain (30) provided in the bathtub (15). These water inlets (2
8) is a water absorption pipe (31), a water discharge port (29) is a water discharge pipe (32) and an air pipe (33), a drain port (30) is a drain pipe (34), and a bathtub pipe. It is connected at one end. The other ends of the water absorption pipe (31), the water discharge pipe (32), the air pipe (33), and the drain pipe (34) are connected to the bath water circulation purification device (1).
It is connected to the bath water circulation channel as illustrated in FIG. 2 formed in 1). In order to enable this connection, a storage niche (13) and a storage niche mount (14) constituting a storage section of the bath water circulation purification device (11) are provided on the lower surface with:
An opening (35) through which the bathtub pipes (31), (32), (33), and (34) can pass is formed.
When the storage niche (13) is attached and fixed to the storage niche base (14), the openings (3
5) coincide, and in this state, the water absorption pipe (31),
One ends of the water discharge pipe (32), the air pipe (33), and the drain pipe (34) are inserted from below the opening (35), and are pulled out upward. These bathtub piping (31) (3
2) The connection between (33) and (34) and the bath water circulation flow path inside the bath water circulation purification device (11) shown in FIG.
6).

That is, as shown in the exploded perspective view of the main part of FIG. 6, the fixed base (36) has openings (35) formed in the lower surfaces of the storage niche (13) and the storage niche base (14). ) Is formed as an insertion fixing portion of a water absorption pipe (31), a water discharge pipe (32), an air pipe (33), and a drain pipe (34) as a bathtub pipe. Have been. This fixed base (36)
It is arranged and fixed below the storage niche (13). Fix the bathtub piping (31) (32) (33) (34)
6) When fixing to water, a water absorption pipe (31), a water discharge pipe (32), an air pipe (33),
And one end of the drainage pipe (34) is pulled out, and the water absorption pipe (31), the water discharge pipe (32), and the drainage pipe (34) can be fixed with a nut (39) via a packing (38). . On the other hand, as for the air pipe (33), the tightening ring (40) is inserted through the packing (38).
Can be fixed. FIG. 7 shows this state.
It is a perspective view of. Water absorption pipe (31), water discharge pipe (3
2) The ends of the air pipe (33) and the drain pipe (34) are threaded so that they can be fixed by the nut (39) and the tightening ring (40).

Further, as exemplified in FIG. 7, a leg (41) is provided on the bottom peripheral edge of the bath water circulation purifying device (11).
Are provided, and the four legs (41) support their own weight. This leg (41)
Corresponding to the above, the peripheral portion of the fixing base (36) is provided with a concave portion (4).
2) are formed. Bath water circulation purification device (11)
When the storage device is attached to the storage niche (13) and stored, as shown in the rear view of the main part of FIG.
Of the water absorption pipe (31) and the water discharge pipe (3).
2) Insert the air pipe (33) and the drain pipe (34) into the recess (42) of the fixed base (36) to which it is fixed. The connection part (43) of each flow path of the bath water circulation illustrated in FIG. 2 is provided at the bottom of the bath water circulation purification device (11), and is drawn downward. When the legs (41) are inserted into the recesses (42) and placed on the fixing base (36), the connecting portion (43) serves as a water absorbing pipe (31) and a water discharging pipe (3).
2) It is arranged at a position connectable to the ends of the air pipe (33) and the drain pipe (34). Water absorption piping (3
1) A connecting ring (43) of the water discharge pipe (32) and the drainage pipe (34) may be provided with, for example, a tightening ring (44) in advance, and the water absorption pipe (31) and the water discharge pipe (3) may be provided.
2) and after matching the drainage pipe (34), a fastening ring (44) can be screwed into its end and connected. For the connection by the fastening ring (44), for example, a water sealing member such as an O-ring can be interposed. On the other hand, with the air pipe (33), a hose provided as a connection part (43) can be inserted into the end of the air pipe (33) and fastened and fixed with a hose clamp (45).
Thus, the pipe connection as shown in the front view of FIG. 9 is realized.

As described above, the connecting part (43) for the bathtub piping (31), (32), (33) and (34) is provided in the bathwater circulation purifying apparatus (11). When placed on the fixed base (36), it is provided at a position connectable to the bathtub pipes (31), (32), (33), and (34) fixed to the fixed base (36), so that the connection is positioned. Is
Fix the leg (41) of the bath water circulation purification device (11) to the fixed base (3).
This is performed by inserting into the concave portion (42) of 6). The positioning is simple and easy. This contributes to simplification of installation work of the bath water circulation purification device (11) on the bathroom wall surface (12), and the installation becomes suitable for practical use.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a branch pipe (46) for draining water is connected to the circulation flow path inside the bath water circulation purification device (11). For example, if the bath water circulation / purification device (11) is left in a stopped state in the absence of a bath for a long period of time, the bath water often stays in the device. The bathing environment deteriorates due to odor and the like. In order to prevent the generation of stagnant water that causes such a bad bathing environment,
The branch conduit (46) is connected to a portion of the circulation flow path inside the bath water circulation purification device (11) where bath water is likely to stay. The location where accumulated water is likely to be generated varies depending on the equipment configuration, equipment arrangement, and the like of the bath water circulation purification device (11). For example, as shown in FIG. 2, a pump (16), a heater tank (17), and a heater tank (17) to filtration tank (18)
1 and the flow path from the UV lamp (19) to the water discharge pipe (32) shown in FIG. 1, and preferably the branch pipe (4
Connect one end of 6).

As shown in FIG. 10, the other end of the branch pipe (46) is drawn out of the bath water circulation / purification device (11), and a drain plug (47) may be provided at the tip. it can. FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of the drain plug (47).

As illustrated in FIG. 11, the drain plug (4
7) has a rear end that is inserted into the inside of the branch line (46), and a protrusion (48) is provided at this rear end so as to be securely attached to the branch line (46). Have been. The front end is provided with a rotatable operation knob (49) through which the drain plug (47) can be opened and closed. A connecting piece (50) formed in a substantially L-shape extends below the lower portion, and as shown in FIG. 10, all the branch pipes (4) are attached to the mounting plate (51).
6) can be fixed together.

That is, the mounting plate (51) is formed with a long hole extending in the longitudinal direction, and the connecting piece (50) is inserted into this long hole and engaged with the mounting plate (51) so as to be fixed. ing. Thus, the drain block (52)
The drain block (52) can be arranged and fixed on the fixing base (36). for that reason,
The fixing base (36) is provided with a drain block fixing portion (53), in which a mounting hole (55) for a fixing pin (54) provided on the mounting plate (51) is formed. The drain block (52) is fixed to the drain block fixing portion (53) of the fixing base (36) by mounting the fixing pin (54) in the mounting hole (55). Fixing pin (5
For 4), for example, a resin rivet or the like can be used. The mounting of the drain block (52) is performed by one-touch operation, and the removal is also performed by one-touch operation. By doing so, for example, the operation for removing the bath water circulation / purification device (11) for maintenance or the like becomes easy. In fixing the drain block (52) to the fixing base (36), if the fixing pins (54) are provided in advance on the mounting plate (51), the mounting operation is further simplified and facilitated.

In order to stably fix the drain block (52) to the drain block fixing portion (53),
A recess (56) for accommodating the connection piece (50) of the drain plug (47) projecting below the mounting plate (51) can be provided. This recess (56) can be formed in the length direction of the mounting plate (51). FIG. 12 is a front view showing a state in which the drain block (52) is fixed.

The drain plug (47) provided at the end of the branch pipe (46) can face the bathtub (15) shown in FIG. If the bath water purifying device (11) is not used due to a long absence, etc., the drain plug (4)
7) is opened, and the hot water remaining in the hot water circulation / purification device (11) is discharged to the bathtub (15). The discharged bath water can be drained to the outside from a drain port (30) at the bottom of the bathtub (15). Decay of accumulated water is prevented, and the operation is simple and easy.

In addition, by disposing such a branch pipe (46), one of the drain plugs (47) is opened, and is opened with the operation of the bath water circulation purifying device (11). Air is sucked in from the drain plug (47) and can be drained directly from the inside of the bath water circulation / purification device (11) to the drain port (30) via the drain pipe (34). The bathwater inside the bathwater circulation / purification device (11) can be drained without draining the bathwater stored in the bathtub (15).

For example, the bath water circulation purifying apparatus (11) exemplified above includes a water absorption pipe (31), a water discharge pipe (32), an air pipe (33) and a bathtub (1) shown in FIG.
5) In connection with the water inlet (28) and the water outlet (29),
It is possible to adopt a structure as shown in FIG. The connection side of the water absorption pipe (31), the water discharge pipe (32), and the air pipe (33) with the bathtub (15) is generally made of a vinyl chloride pipe (57), a silicon tube (58), or the like. And these piping members and bathtub (1
5) The connection with the water inlet (28) and the water outlet (29)
In order to obtain a predetermined connection strength, a connection method according to the characteristic of the member is adopted, and for example, a vinyl chloride pipe (57) and a silicon tube (58) are different. For this reason, the structure of the water inlet (28) and the water outlet (29) is adopted according to the pipe member used, and the water inlet (28) and the water outlet (29) are connected to different pipe members. There was an inconvenience that they could not be shared.

Therefore, in the structure shown in <a> and <b> of FIG. 14, the water inlet (28) and the water outlet (29)
Have the same structure, so as to eliminate the inconvenience as described above, and to reduce the cost by sharing parts. On the other hand, a vinyl chloride pipe (5
7) For the different piping members such as the silicon tube (58), the connection with the water inlet (28) and the water outlet (29) is made to correspond by a dedicated adapter (59).
Specifically, the adapter (59) for the PVC pipe (57) allows it to be plugged into and connected to the PVC pipe (57), while the silicone tube (5)
The adapter (59) for 8) has an insertion portion (60) on the inner peripheral portion thereof so that the silicon tube (58) can be inserted therein. In addition, an O-ring (61) is interposed on the connection side of the adapter (59) with the water suction port (28) and the water discharge port (29), thereby ensuring water sealing.
By adopting such an adapter (59), bathtub piping
( 31) (32) (33) and the water inlet (2) of the bathtub (15)
8) and the connection with the water discharge port (29) can be made simple and easy, and cost reduction is promoted while maintaining a predetermined strength.

Of course, the present invention is not limited by the above examples. It goes without saying that various aspects are possible for details such as the configuration, structure and size of the bath water circulation purification device and the storage section.

[0030]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the bath hot water circulation / purification device can be installed on the wall surface of a bathroom such as a unit bath, and the space can be effectively used by the installation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing one embodiment of a mounting structure of a bath water circulation purifying apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing a device configuration of a bath water circulation purification device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged view of the bath hot water circulation purification device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing attachment of the bath water circulation purification device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an attached state of the bath water circulation purification device.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing fixing of a bathtub pipe to a storage niche.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bathtub piping is fixed to a storage niche.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of an essential part showing attachment and fixation of the bath water circulation / purification device to a storage niche.

9 is a front view of the attached state of the bath hot water circulation / purification device shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of an end of a branch conduit.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of a drain plug.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing an attached state of the bath water circulation purification device.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a connection part between the bathtub and the bathtub piping.

14A and 14B are cross-sectional views each showing a connection structure applicable to the connection section shown in FIG.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a conventional bath circulation cleaning apparatus together with a bathtub.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Bath water circulation purification apparatus 12 Bathroom wall surface 13 Storage niche 14 Storage niche base 15 Bath tub 16 Pump 17 Heater tub 18 Filtration tub 19 UV lamp 20 Filter medium 21 Filtration cartridge 22 Opening 23 Middle lid 24 Wall opening 25 Space 26 Shelf board 27 Front cover 28 Water suction port 29 Water discharge port 30 Drain port 31 Water suction pipe 32 Water discharge pipe 33 Air pipe 34 Drain pipe 35 Opening 36 Fixed base 37 Opening 38 Packing 39 Nut 40 Tightening ring 41 Leg 42 Depression 43 Connection 43 Tightening Attached ring 45 Hose clamp 46 Branch conduit 47 Drain plug 48 Projection 49 Operation knob 50 Connection piece 51 Mounting plate 52 Drain block 53 Drain block fixing part 54 Fixing pin 55 Mounting hole 56 Recess 57 57 PVC pipe 58 Silicon tube 59 Adapt TA 60 Insertion part 61 O-ring

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Noriyuki Sako 1048 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshinori Asakawa 1048 Kazuma Kazuma Kadoma City Osaka Prefecture Inside Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. 56) References JP-A-8-71323 (JP, A) JP-A-7-82908 (JP, A) JP-A-7-308526 (JP, A) JP-A-7-265618 (JP, A) (58) ) Surveyed field (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B01D 35/027 A47K 3/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting structure of a bath water circulation purifying device, wherein the bath water circulation purifying device is mounted on a wall surface of a bathroom via a storage portion, and the bath water circulation purifying device is filled with a filtering material for bath water purification. The filter cartridge is replaceable, and the filter cartridge is configured to be able to be pulled out upward, and the storage section is provided with a space above the filter cartridge for drawing out the filter cartridge, and a shelf board is provided for circulating bath water. A mounting structure for a bath water circulation purifying device, which is detachably provided as a lid that covers an upper surface portion of the purifying device. 2. A fixing device having one end connected to a bathtub and having an insertion fixing portion of a bathtub pipe forming a bathwater circulation channel and a receiving portion of a leg extending below a bottom of the bathwater circulation purification device. pedestal is disposed fixed to the lower part of the housing portion, the bath type circulating purification device, connection of the tub pipe, when placing the bathwater circulation purifier on a fixed base, the insertion fixing portion of the fixing base 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is arranged at a position where it can be connected to the fixed bathtub piping.
The mounting structure of the bath water circulation purification device described in the above. 3. A branch pipe for draining water is connected at one end to a portion where bath water is likely to be retained when the device is stopped, in a bath water circulation path inside the bath water circulation purifying apparatus. 3. A mounting structure for a bath water circulation purifying apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a drain plug, wherein the drain plug is arranged and fixed on a fixing base.